Words and Music

Words and Music

120 mins | Drama, Music | Dec. 31, 1948

Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see the fruits of Hart and Rodgers' collaboration - elaborately staged numbers from their plays, characters' visits to night clubs, and impromptu performances at parties. We also see Larry's scattered approach to life, his failed love with Peggy McNeil, his unhappiness, and Richard's successful wooing of Dorothy Feiner.

Words and Music

120 mins | Drama, Music | Dec. 31, 1948

Words and Music
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see the fruits of Hart and Rodgers' collaboration - elaborately staged numbers from their plays, characters' visits to night clubs, and impromptu performances at parties. We also see Larry's scattered approach to life, his failed love with Peggy McNeil, his unhappiness, and Richard's successful wooing of Dorothy Feiner.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Words and Music
Directors Norman Taurog
Writers Ben Feiner Jr., Jean Holloway, Guy Bolton, Fred F. Finklehoffe

Cast

Tom Drake

as Richard Rodgers

Mickey Rooney

as Lorenz Hart

Janet Leigh

as Dorothy Feiner

Marshall Thompson

as Herbert Fields

Betty Garrett

as Peggy Lorgan McNeil

Jeanette Nolan

as Mrs. Hart

Ann Sothern

as Joyce Harmon

Perry Como

as Eddie Lorrison Anders

Cyd Charisse

as Margo Grant

Richard Quine

as Ben Feiner Jr.

June Allyson

as Alisande La Carteloise

Judy Garland

as Judy Garland

Lena Horne

as Lena Horne

Gene Kelly

as Gene Kelly

Vera-Ellen

as Vera-Ellen

Mel Tormé

as Mel Tormé

Clinton Sundberg

as Shoe Clerk

Dee Turnell

as Dee Turnell

Edward Earle

as James Fernby Kelly

Harry Antrim

as Dr. Rogers

Ilka Grüning

as Mrs. Rogers

Emory Parnell

as Mr. Feiner

Ramon Blackburn

as One of the Blackburn Twins

Royce Blackburn

as One of the Blackburn Twins

Dick Haymes

as Dick Haymes

Dorothy Abbott

as Showgirl (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)

Gower Champion

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Italian Waiter (uncredited)

Jeanne Coyne

as Showgirl (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

as Minor Role (uncredited)

George Meeker

as Producer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)

Allyn Ann McLerie

as Singer in Garrick Gaeities